Fernandes v. Tenbruggencate

Plaintiff-appellant, Councilman William Fernandes (hereinafter cited as appellant), appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees, Jan Tenbruggencate and the Honolulu Advertiser (hereinafter cited as appellees of Tenbruggencate and Advertiser respectively), in a defamation action. For reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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Appellant initiated this action in response to a series of árdeles published by the Advertiser which allegedly injured appellant’s reputation for honesty and integrity, subjecting appellant to the criticism, scorn, and mistrust of his…